C'River Gov't  Assures Of Retrieval Of All Unlawfully Acquired Government Property

By Our Reporter  

The Cross River State Government has assured citizens that it will reclaim all unlawfully acquired government property, whether by individuals or organisations.

The assurance was given by the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, Monday, during his inspection tour of all government owned properties within the Calabar metropolis. 

The Chief of Staff said the inspection became important because of the urgent need to ensure that all government properties still occupied by private individuals and unauthorised organisations are immediately retrieved. 

"Normally at the expiration of one tenure, it is expected that public officials who served in that administration should leave and allow those in the new administration to take over and use the facilities allocated to them for the period of time they will serve in the new government.

"But what I have gone around to see is very pathetic that government properties have been sold out, it is not right because if other administrations before now had done same, then successive governments would not have had any property to inherit," Ironbar said.

Ironbar, however, expressed optimism that the special committees set up to review the transition report as well as that of recovery of government properties will work toward the actualisation of their objectives.

The inspection was led by some senior staff of the State Ministry of Lands and Housing.